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Finding No. 2025-001: Late Submission of Data Collection Form Federal Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Pass-through granting agency: Not applicable – direct federal award. Program name and ALN: Mortgage Insurance for the Purchase or Refinancing of Existing Multifamily Housing Projects ALN 14.155 Federal award year: Year ended December 31, 2025 Criteria: Title 2 CFR 200.512(a)(1) requires auditees to submit the Data Collection Form (SF SAC) and reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the earlier of 30 calendar days after receipt of the auditor’s report(s) or nine months after the end of the audit period. Condition: The reporting entity did not submit its Data Collection Form and reporting package to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required timeframe. The auditor’s reports were issued on March 31, 2025; however, the Data Collection Form was not submitted within 30 calendar days of that date. Cause: Management did not have adequate internal controls or monitoring procedures in place to ensure timely submission of the Data Collection Form following issuance of the audit report. Effect: Failure to submit the Data Collection Form within the required timeframe results in noncompliance with Uniform Guidance requirements and may subject the entity to increased federal oversight, delayed access to future federal funding, or other administrative actions by the federal awarding agency. Questioned Costs: None Context: The Data Collection Form submission was completed after the required deadline; however, no federal costs were questioned as a result of this noncompliance. Recommendation: We recommend that management implement formal procedures to ensure the Data Collection Form and reporting package are submitted to the Federal Audit Clearinghouse within the required timeframe. This may include assigning responsibility to a specific individual, establishing internal submission deadlines, and implementing a post issuance compliance checklist tied to audit report release dates. View of Responsible Officials and Planned Corrective Actions: Management concurs with the finding and has indicated that corrective actions have been implemented to improve monitoring and ensure timely submission of the Data Collection Form in future periods.